Brig. Gen. Leland D. Blanchard II, Commanding General (Interim) of the D.C. National Guard, joined District leaders and first responders at DC Fire and EMS Engine 16 for the city’s annual 9/11 Commemoration and Memorial Ceremony, in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 11, 2025. He joined Mayor Muriel Bowser, Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice Lindsey Appiah, Ward 2 Councilmember Brooke Pinto, Ward 3 Councilmember Matt Frumin, Attorney General Brian Schwalb, Fire and EMS Chief John A. Donnelly, Sr., IAFF Local 36 President David Hoagland, and AFGE Local 3721 President Aretha Lyles. The ceremony honored the lives lost on September 11, 2001—including 11 District residents—and recognized the courage of first responders and the strength of community partnerships that continue to safeguard the nation’s capital. (U.S. Air National Guard video by Master Sgt. Arthur M. Wright)
| Date Taken: | 09.11.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 10.14.2025 12:47 |
| Category: | B-Roll |
| Video ID: | 984817 |
| VIRIN: | 250911-F-PL327-5123 |
| Filename: | DOD_111349254 |
| Length: | 00:06:44 |
| Location: | WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, US |
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